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    3. 一殺多生

    一殺多生

    一いっ殺さつ多た生しょう

    it is justifiable to kill one person to save the lives of many

    NTExpressionsReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab22 strokes

    いっさつたしょういっせつたしょう

    Expressions

    1.
    it is justifiable to kill one person to save the lives of many
    yojijukugo

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    Kanji that make up this word

    一
    ひと-・ひと.つ…(13)
    one・one radical (no.1)
    殺
    ころ.す・-ごろ.し・そ.ぐ・あや.める…(3)
    kill・murder・butcher・slice off・split…(3)
    多
    おお.い・まさ.に・まさ.る…(1)
    many・frequent・much
    生
    い.きる・い.かす・い.ける・う.まれる・うま.れる・う.まれ…(39)
    life・genuine・birth
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